A bit more than 15,000 turkey hunters will likely be successful in Ohio this spring, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
The season kicks off in the South Zone, which encompasses most of the state, on April 19 and it runs through May 18. The small Northeast Zone opens on May 18 and the season in that zone runs through June 1.
“We’ve had several good poult years in a row,” said Mark Wiley, a biologist with the Division of Wildlife.
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